Introduction: Aging with a childhood-onset disability, such as cerebral palsy (CP), spina bifida (SB), and muscular diseases (MD), comes along with significant impairments and comorbidities. Despite the increasing evidence an overall picture is lacking. This study aimed to review the literature about …

Inleiding In de gezondheids- en welzijnszorg wordt de nadruk steeds meer gelegd op de autonomie en het beslissingsrecht van de cliënt (Satink & Van de Velde, 2017). Bij de invulling van de ergotherapeutische-interventie ligt de nadruk op gelijkwaardigheid en ‘shared-desicion making’. Hierbij gaat …

Objective: Despite the common occurrence of lower levels of physical activity and physical fitness in youth with spina bifida (SB) who use a wheelchair, there are very few tests available to measure and assess these levels. The purpose of this study was to determine reliability and the physiologic response …

Children with spina bifida who are wheelchair-users are less physically active than their typically developing peers. It is important to understand relations between physical activity and other factors, so approriate interventions can be developed. We explored relations between physical activity and …

Counting the costs of a certain condition such as Spina Bifida in an economic breeding farm is absurd. We are all consumers that keep the economic engines running, no matter if we are obese, or anorectics, if we do sport or if we don 't, or if we have SB as a condition, or not. Of course, there are …

Voor personen die vanwege een aangeboren afwijking of een trauma niet of niet goed meer kunnen lopen is een rolstoel van levensbelang om mobiel te blijven. Een belangrijk aspect van de rolstoel is het rolstoelkussen, welke onder andere moet zorgen voor stabiliteit, positionering, drukverdeling en comfort. …

Background Testing aerobic fitness in youth is important because of expected relationships with health. Objective The purpose of the study was to estimate the validity and reliability of the Shuttle Ride Test in youth who have spina bifida and use a wheelchair for mobility and sport. Design Ths …

In this thesis we analyzed clinimetric measurement properties of physical fitness tests in wheelchair-using youth with SB. Furthermore, the amount of physical behavior in wheelchair-using youth with SB was quantified and associations with age, gender, VO2peak and Hoffer classification were evaluated. …

Objective: To determine content validity of the Muscle Power Sprint Test (MPST) and construct validity and reliability of the MPST, 10x5 Meter Sprint Test (10x5MST), slalom test and one stroke push test (1SPT) in wheelchair-using youth with spina bifida (SB). Design: Clinimetric study Setting: Rehabilitation …

Er is een toename van sedentair gedrag bij gezonde kinderen tussen de 4 en 17 jaar in Nederland. Door de toenemende inactiviteit voldoen er minder kinderen aan de Nederlandse Norm Gezond Bewegen (NNGB) voor jongeren tot 18 jaar. Uit onderzoeken bij kinderen met een aandoening, blijkt dat niet rolstoelgebonden …